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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:	The UK Music Conference
Notice:	Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:	RDGENG::CROOK

Created:	Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1381
Total number of notes:	39269

1107.0. "Pub/Club Entertainers." by ARRODS::OHAGANB (Misty Green and Blue) Fri Jan 29 1993 17:18

    Don't you just love pub/club entertainment? Bands decked out
    in a matching suits with red shirts (usually), singers with that 
    incredible nasal whine and/or Cleo Laine type mumblings, an inability 
    to sing into the microphone properly and onstage patter learnt from 
    watching Tony Bennett/Frank Sinatra concerts. And of course, IMHO, 
    the piece de resistence; the Yamaha/Bontempi home organ with all 
    it's splendidly awful drum patterns, of which the latin or salsa 
    tempos are killers. 
    
    The definitive pub/club Top Ten of all time? In no particular order.
    
    Country Roads
    Begin the Begin
    My Way
    Anything by Whitney Houston  
    The Way We Were
    Jumbilia (if that's the title)
    Anything by Gloria Estefan (preferably an upbeat Latin number)
    Blue Spanish Eyes. 
    The song that starts with "Take the ribbon from your hair.." What
    is that called????
    
    You've been a wonderful audience. 
    
    Barry.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1107.1		AYOV16::RENNISON	Free the .... nope can't think of any more.	`Fri Jan 29 1993 17:24`	10
	Barry, You forgot "The Power Of Love" by Jennifer Rush. And the busker's favourite (TMWE) "A lirrel darlinn - ahh" Mark
1107.2		ARRODS::OHAGANB	Misty Green and Blue	`Fri Jan 29 1993 17:25`	3
	Whoops, forgot to list "Feelings". barry.
1107.3		ARRODS::WHITEHEADJ	An ordinary world	`Fri Jan 29 1993 17:50`	1
	And you forgot Mel Smith & Griff Rhys Jones.
1107.4	God bless the men in frilly red shirts	ARRODS::DUTTONS		`Fri Jan 29 1993 19:38`	2
	What I admire is the way they manage to stretch out those "complementary" half pints...
1107.5	amnesia	XSTACY::PATTISON	Force the hand of chance	`Fri Jan 29 1993 20:54`	4
	Does anyone remember a pub band in London From 10 years ago that had 'vomit' in the title.. its been annoying me all week. or was it "<someone> and the vomits".
1107.6	Vomit Pigs?	BSS::STPALY::J_KUHN	TILT: [..../] +10db	`Tue Feb 02 1993 00:31`	4
	There was a band on tour in the US about 10 years ago called The Vomit Pigs. Maybe thats the one. re:0 So you've seen my band then? :-)
1107.7		CHEFS::BRIGGSR	Four Flat Tyres on a Muddy Road	`Wed Feb 03 1993 14:26`	6
	What about Tie a Yellow Ribbon? Pity it's got such a stigma attached, clever lyrics and great chord progressions for a guitarist. Richard
1107.8	Top Rank!	ARRODS::OHAGANB	Misty Green and Blue	`Wed Feb 03 1993 17:20`	11
	One o' me all time favourite club songs of all time has got to be "One day I'll fly away" or "Ha-one dayyyyy Ahh-ll Flayyyy Awayay" in pub singer-ese. And another one that registers high in the cabaret chart is Manilow's meister-piece, "Copacabana". After me "Her name was Lola....." Vince Acapulco Pontins' top light entertainer, Bognor.
1107.9	Geest	TRUCKS::WARDR		`Thu Feb 04 1993 12:16`	5
	RE -1: or "Copabanana" as it used to affectionately be known .. however I took this title to extremes and was nearly banned from hospital radio for saying "and that was Barry Manilow copping his banana .." Ray
1107.10	Vester and the Vomits	SHIPS::SECURITY		`Sat Feb 06 1993 21:44`	7
	re . 5 There was band based in Southampton which played a bit in London called "Vester and The Vomits". They are still about in Southampton in various disquises. James
1107.11	Fester	XSTACY::PATTISON	Force the hand of chance	`Tue Feb 09 1993 15:56`	7
	That's the one... thanks. Only I think they were "Fester and the Vomits". I'll sleep more easily now. Dave